Super Cities №99 - Measuring Greatness in Basketball and Life

One Big Thing

“LeBron James has come out victorious in the Eastern Conference once again. It might not result in an NBA championship, but that doesn’t mean it’s not an accomplishment worth celebrating. It actually just might be his best yet.”

My brothers and I have an ongoing debate: who is the best basketball player ever?

My brothers, both older, watched some of the best — Kareem, Magic, Bird — in their prime.

I didn’t.

Instead, I watched in agony as Jordan gutted the Knicks year after year. I still find it hard to forgive John Starks.

Isiah Thomas — Hall of Famer, world champion, Olympian — has played with Magic, Bird, Jordan, and many other all-time greats.

After this season, he thinks Lebron is a “much better basketball player” than Jordan.

You can hear the Nike fanboys crying foul.

To compare Jordan and Lebron, let’s start with their career overviews: